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[Dave Martell]

High layer Feathered W's pattern wa Gyuto finished.
This one has a Stabilzed Horse Chestnut burl handle with solid explosion damascus fittings.
The steels are 75ni8 and en42J
The blade is 240mm, 49mm height. Lots of taper, 2.2, 1.8, 0.7. Fully convex faces. Uber thin at the edge, cuts very well indeed.

This is a beautiful knife!

 

[mc2442]

Yep, a beauty!

 

[WillC]

Thanks Guys, Glad you like it:biggrin:

 

[Dave Martell]

Hey where did you find the grass?

 

[Marko Tsourkan]

Looking great, Will -

Dave - I was thinking about the same thing.

M

 

[bcrano]

Will this is great. Great knives. Particularly the chestnut.

 

[EdipisReks]

This is a beautiful knife!

oh my yes it is.

 

[WillC]

Thanks Guys that means allot.:biggrin:
We have grass in abundance in Herefordshire Its been a very mild winter so far though, only just had the first frost. Must be that global warming.
Glad you like the chestnut bcrano, I've not really seen it used much and I just thought it was very nice and subtle.
The profile would have been taller if I could have got it out of the billet but I like this profile, somewhere between a tall Suji and a Gyuto.

 

[Johnny.B.Good]

I really love that handle...good stuff Will.

 

[Bryan G.]

I like the profile! Was not sure about the bolster/ferrule hybrid with the metal until you got a close up of the pattern. The feather blade pattern is gorgeous. At this rate the way you guys are producing and advancing I am going to end up with 600 knives easy by the time I'm 60. You guys are amazing.

Kind Regards

Bryan

 

[HHH Knives]

Will, This is a BEAUTY! I dont know how I missed this one.. But Im glad I found it!! Great looking cutter my friend!

 

[WillC]

Thanks Randy. There was allot of satisfaction in finishing that one after all the hours and dramas with the damascus. Thats what its all about though eh!:biggrin:

 

[HHH Knives]

4sure! The damascus looks amazing! Very impressive Will! The whole knife is Impressive! Also I really like the Damascus in the handle. I could go on and on..

I mean really I spent quite a few minutes studying and admiring this knife.. You done good! Send it over here and Ill test it out for a few months and let ya know how it cuts! lolol

 

[WillC]

Ha ha, Randy, its gone to a new home. Seriously though would love to do a swap sometime on a Gyuto, I'll make you one to use at home and you make me one in return. Could be a fun thing, when there's time.:idea2:

 

[Eamon Burke]

Oh man, you two! That would only make magic.

 

[El Pescador]

"Turbulence" Pattern wa Petty with full damascus fittings and stabilized blue Maple burl.

This is some good looking stuff.

Pesky

 

[apicius9]

Hard to keep up with all threads and I neglected this one. Beautiful knives! Wondering about the damascus ferruls, how heavy are the knives, I would expect them to be quite a bit more than with a horn ferrule. Not that I would mind, I like a little heft to my knives.

Stefan

 

[WillC]

Thanks you Pesky, I hope that one is being enjoyed by the new owner in NY, I had better send an e-mail and see how its going. There was some wicked taper on that one as you can see and very thin behind the edge.

Stefan, thanks man. The two with damascus fittings took ages, but hopefully next time not so bad, I made a jig to hold everything together dry which helped so I could hog it all to shape. I had to be pretty careful with the size of the ferrules I went shorter than usual and ended up reducing the end caps a bit to get the balance. The smaller Petty ended up balancing just infront of the handle, the feather Gyuto on the choil. They do have a really nice feel in the hand, really pleased with how the slight rounding at the front worked for comfort as well. The Gyuto weighed around 230grams the handle making up just over half of that.
O and I used aluminum dowels on these to try and keep the weight down.:biggrin: I have 3 more to make with all the trimming this month, so i'll have another chance to play with it.

 

[WillC]

Little Gallery Update.:biggrin:
Two 250mm Gyuto's in damascus clad hitachi blue 2.

 

[WillC]

Damascus Carving set, blade with hitachi blue 2 core.

 

[Candlejack]

These are just gorgeous, why must everyone here make such beautiful knives?
Gets so hard to choose who's to try first when i will be able to afford one..

 

[chazmtb]

Now that's a handle. Will, you are quite a master. Love your work. Someone is going to be very happy.

 

[Crothcipt]

These are just gorgeous, why must everyone here make such beautiful knives?
Gets so hard to choose who's to try first when i will be able to afford one..

lus1: I agree, but if they did ugly work would we still be hanging around? I mean the porn itself is worth it.

 

[WillC]

Many thanks Guys, much appreciated, its keeping me out of trouble for sure.:biggrin:

 

[WillC]

These Two all finished and honed up now. These are David's feather damascus pair. A 220mm Gyuto and a 240mm Suji with Amboyna burl and damascus fittings.
:biggrin:

 

[maxim]

Super unique !!! :bigeek:
Very very cool, ! Nice work Will

 

[Candlejack]

Loving it, especially that endcap.

 

[WillC]

Thanks Guys, bit of a mission these, but i'm fairly used to things taking twice as long as I thought they would by now...

 

[Bulldogbacchus]

Spectacular work, Will. Really beautiful.

 

[The hekler]

Wow, two beauties. Should have got a matching paring knife and petty and had the whole family.